Design Guide: Military Police Facilities
DG 1110-3-146
Space Organization Considerations: Physical Characteristics
December 1979
Figure 4-10 Building Considerations
Programatic
Implications
The purity of the idealized circular plan, and
its related paths of circulation, begins to fade
with the application of specific program
requirements.
Varying spatial needs, the effects of functional
zoning, separation of plan components and
key circulation effect major changes on the
circular form.
Additional changes occur from the process of
organizing functional areas according to their
needs for (1) proximity to the core (2) antici-
pated future growth requirements (3) outside
awareness (4) privacy and protection.
Private
Another organizing force effecting change is
Private space
the concern for image, public oriented
functions are arranged along the perimeter,
partially enveloping (and screening) private
operational functions which benefit from the
Figure 4-11 Building Considerations
interior location.
Public Side of Building
Line of Grade around
Concealed
Buildings
As the alternative to "Direct Expression," the
private side of the building can be partially or
totally concealed by design, such as the
development of two separate floor levels, with
the use of berms, and grading around the
building, the private side can be largely
hidden, except for "secure parking" and
access. These areas can also be concealed
Private Side of Building
by similar sitework. The building image, with
Private/Secure Parking
this approach, will be only public.
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